Tambach-Dietharz Explained

Type:	Stadt
Image Coa:	Wappen_Tambach-Dietharz.png
Coordinates:	50.7897°N 10.6167°W
Image Plan:	Tambach-Dietharz in GTH.svg
State:	Thüringen
District:	Gotha
Elevation:	450
Area:	41.54
Postal Code:	99897
Area Code:	036252
Licence:	GTH
Gemeindeschlüssel:	16 0 67 065
Website:	www.tambach-dietharz.de
Mayor:	Marco Schütz^[1]
Leader Term:	2024 - 30
Party:	Independent

Tambach-Dietharz is a town in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 19 km south of Gotha.

Mayor

Since 2012, Marco Schütz (independent) is the mayor. His predecessor was the former lieutenant from the German Army (Bundeswehr) Harald Wrona (FDP).^[2]

Places of interest

The Falkenstein is a 96 m high, free standing porphyry rock. It is a natural monument and hiking destination. The mountain rescue hut at its foot is managed.
The route from Schmalkalden to Tambach-Dietharz is signposted as Martin-Luther-Weg and is a walking route.

In the autumn of 1989, a monument to the Swiss Theologian, and protagonist of the Bekennenden Kirche, Karl Barth was raised in front of the Haus Tannenberg. Barth gave his "Tambacher Rede" speech, that introduced a new positioning of protestant Christianity in the 20th century, in this house in 1919.

Notable people

Meister Eckhart (born about 1260; died before April 30, 1328), theologian, mystic and philosopher
Karl-Heinz Menz (born 1949), biathlete
Matthias Jacob (born 1960), biathlete
Erich Recknagel (1904–1973), ski jumper, participant in the Olympic Winter Games in 1928
Eisregen (formed 1995), death metal band, all original members came from Tambach-Dietharz

Notes and References

https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht
News: Eger. Axel. Bürgermeisterwahl in Tambach-Dietharz bleibt gültig. 24 July 2017. Thüringer Allegmeine. 29 June 2012.